introduction and objectives: nulliparous women with unplanned pregnancy experience high levels of anxiety, which may adversely affect maternal-fetal attachment. therefore, in this study, we aimed to determine the effect of guided imagery on maternal-fetal attachment in nulliparous women with unplanned pregnancy. materials and methods: in this clinical trial, 67 nulliparous women with unplanned ...

objective: to ascertain the unmet needs of family planning & identify the practice of family planning among the urban to rural migrated slum dwellers. materials and methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was done randomly among selected 600 slum dwellers residing in two selected slums of dhaka city. data collected by face to face interview using pretested semi structured questionnaire. re...

background: unwanted pregnancies and their complications are one of the major problems facing women in the world. this study aimed to determine the factors that affect unwanted pregnancy in the population covered by the shahroud university of medical sciences in 2013. methods: in this case-control study, 116 cases and 251 controls were randomly selected from those who referred to health care ce...

BACKGROUND Unplanned pregnancy is a key public health indicator. We describe the prevalence of unplanned pregnancy, and associated factors, in a general population sample in Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales). METHOD We did a probability sample survey, the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3), of 15,162 men and women aged 16-74 years in Britain, including 56...

background: despite expanded coverage of family planning in iran, unwanted pregnancy is a common problem. the aim of this study was to explore women’s experiences of unwanted pregnancy in shahroud public health centers. methods: purposive sampling was conducted by means of focus group discussions (fgds) and in-depth interviews and by a semi-constructed questionnaire in this qualitative research...

literatures that focus on the risk factors of unintended pregnancy among married women are limited especially in developing countries. the aim of this study was to determine the predictors of unintended pregnancy in a west region of iran.this case-control study was conducted from september to november 2011 in hamadan city, western iran. a stratified cluster random sampling method was used for d...

CONTEXT Several studies have found a relationship between abortion and prior substance use, suggesting that a reduction in substance use might help decrease abortion rates. However, such a conclusion requires a greater understanding of the processes linking abortion and prior substance use. METHOD Path analysis of longitudinal data from 1,224 women was used to simultaneously test two pathways...